Water-closet.



STATES EDWIN P. GAYLQRD, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

PATENT oF IoE.

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Specification of Letters {Patent Patented May 5, 1914.

Application filed May a, 1912. Serial N 694,675.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Eowm P. GAYLoRo, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vat'er- Closets; and I do hereby declareth'e follow:

closets, being especially adapted for use in connection with automatically operated flushing mechanisms embodying, generally, a controlling valve or valves and means actuated upon movement of the seat or cover for operating the valve, and it has for its object to provide a novel arrangement of parts for accomplishing these purposes, and an improved construction characterized by its readiness of operation as well as its strength and rigidity. I A further object of my invention consists in the provision of a novel form of adj ustment by which the movement of the controlling valve nray be varied to suit different conditions. 1

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawingszFigure 1 is a side elevation, with portions broken away, showing an old form of water closet, and showing a preferred embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the valve casing, showin the controlling valve, and'the means by which it is actuated, and Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the bowl and seat, and the support for the latter. 1

Similar reference numerals throughout the several figures indicate the same parts.

In the present embodiment er the invention, 1 designates the bowl, while 2 is the flushing tank, the bowl and tank being suitably connected to the valve casing 3 to which 'leads a suitable source of-water supply 4.

The valve casing is provided with ports 5 and 6 which are controlled by the valves? and 8 respectively, in a manner that will presently be described. The valve 8 is fixed on the valve stem 9, and the latter, carries an operating member which preferably in-.

eludes the sleeve 10 having the downward extension 11. The sleeve 10 is adjustable on the valve stem 9 and may be held in adjusted position in any suitable manner as by means of the set screw 12.

The operating member is adapted to be actuated by a hinged member on the bowl, as the seat, or cover, and to this end, the

bowl is provided with a support which preferably comprises the standards 13 and the transverse rod 14 connecting the standards. The seat carries a hinge plate 15 which is pivotally mounted on the transverse rod 14,

as shown. The operating member has an angular extremity, or engaging portion 16 which contacts with the vertical part of the hinge plate 15. The parts are held normally in tie position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 by.

means of the spring 17 which engages the sleeve 10 and serves to move said sleeve outwardly, opening the valve 8 and raising the seat slightly.

The support is preferably connected to the valve casing, in order to provide a rigid union between the parts, and to this end, I

provide a brace or bar 18 connected to the valve casing 3, preferably'at a point below the valve stem 9, the opposite end of the brace 18 being positioned in a recess in the 35 hinge member 19, which is pivotally supported on the rod 141. The end of the brace 18. is. threaded interiorly, and preferably held in engagement with the hinge member 19 by means of the screw 20f The operating member is adapted to be moved on the brace 18, and to this end, the extension 11 is provided with an opening through which the brace 18 passes, the latter serving to guide the operating member, and likewise the valve stem, in their movement, while at the same time assuring a rigid connection between the bowl and the valve casing.

The valve 7 is mounted on the valve stem 21 which is arranged to be engaged by the valve 8 when the latter moves to close the port 6. The valve 7 is normally held against the port 5 to close the same, by means of the spring 22. In the normal position of the parts, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, port 5 is and the movement of the valve 8 causes the valve 7 to move and open the port 5, permitting inflow' of water and filling the tank 2.

As soon as pressure is released from the seat the reverse operation of that just described takes place, causing the water to flow from the flushing tank into the bowl.

It is often desirable to adjust the position of the operating member on the valve stem, in order to vary the throw of the valve, and to accomplish this, I provide a recess in the outer end of the valve stem 9 which receives the end of a nut 23, the latter being threaded in the sleeve 10 and engaging the end of the valve stem, so that by turning the nut 23 the position of the valve 8 relatively to the operating member may be varied, so as to increase or diminish the extent of movement of the valve when the seat is raised or lowered. In water closets of this general type, the pressure of the water frequently causes a hammering or pounding when the valve is closed to stop the flow, and to overcome this very undesirable feature, in the present embodiment, I provide an air chamber designated at. 24 and communicating with the interior of the valve' casing by means of a small opening 25. a The air chamber 24 is preferably formed in the cap 26 which is threaded into the end of the valve casing and is provided with a recess 27 to receive the end of',the valve stem 28 on which the valve 7 is mounted.

I'claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a bowl having a support arranged above its upper surface, of a seat pivotally mounted on the support, a tank, a water supply, a valve casing having connection with the tank, the water supply, and the bowl respectively, a brace connecting the valve casing and the aforementioned support, a valve operating in the valve casing, a valve stem carrying said valve, and an operating member arranged on the valve stem and adapted to be engaged by the seat,

said operating member .being guided on the aforementioned brace. a

The combination with a bowl having a support arranged above its upper surface, of a seat pivotally mounted on thesupport, a

tank, a water supply, a valve casing having connection with the tank, the water supply, and the bowl respectively, a brace connecting the valve casing and the aforementioned support, a valve operating in the valve casing, a valve stem carrying said valve, and an operating member adjustable on the valve stem and adapted to be engaged by the seat, said operating member having an opening therein through which the brace passes, the latter serving to guide the operating member.

3. The combination with a bowl having a support arranged above its upper surface, of a seat pivotally mounted on .the support, a'tank, a water supply, a valve casing having connection with the tank, the water supply, and the bowl respectively, a brace connectingthe valve casing and the aforementioned support, a valve operating in the valve casing, a valve stem carrying said valve, a sleeve surrounding the end of the valve stem and adjustably secured thereto, a pin threaded in the sleeve and having engagement with the valve stem, and an extension on the sleeve having movement on the aforesaid brace andndapted to be engaged by the seat.

4. The combination with a bowl having a support thereon, of a-seat pivotally mounted on the support, a tank, a water supply, a valve casing having connection with the tank, the water supply, and the bowl, re-

spectively, a horizontally operating valve arranged in said casing, a valve stem carrying said valve, an operating member arranged on the valve stemand adapted to be engaged by the seat, a horizontally arranged'brace connecting the casing and the support, the valve stem being positioned above the brace, and an operating member having engagement with the support which serves as a guide for the same.

EDWIN P. GAYLORD. Witnesses:

FREDERICK A. Bnorson, J r., JoHN CONOLLY. 

